Combined cigar-safe.



J. L. NAIL. COMBINED GIGAB SAFE. APPLIOATION Pimm 1111.111, 190s.

`91 9', 926'o Patented Apr. 27, 1909.

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j UNrED sTArns Tar rio JOHN L. NAIL, OF SANFORD, FLORIDA, ASSIGNOR OFONE-HALF TO SAMUEL J. NORTON, OF

i f i TITUSVILLE, FLORIDA.

COMBINED CIGAR-SAFE.

Specification oi Letters Patent.

` Patented April 27, 1909.

To all whom it may concern: i

Be it known that l, JOHN L. NAIL, a citi zen of the United States,residing at Sanford, in the county of Orange and State of Florida, haveinvented new and useful lmprovements in a Combined Cigar-Safe, ofI

f ing also provided with a coin opening and a suitable closure wherebycoins may be deposited within the receptacle, as well as `a cigarretaining element which is adapted upon the rotary movement of thereceptacle to move the cigar through a knife shaped opening providedwithin the base, whereby the end of the cigar is clipped and the clippedend deposited in a suitable receptacle` provided upon the base. Y v

To these ends the invention resides in the novel construction ofelements and their arrangement in operative combination hereinafterfully described and claimed. j

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a device constructedin accordance `with my invention. Fig. 2 is a central longitudinalsection of the same. Fig. 3 is' a horizontal sectional view ofthedevice.

In the accompanying drawings the numeral 1 designates the base of mydevice,

yconstructed of any preferredy material and provided with a plurality oforifices 2 and laterally ext-ending recesses 3. The orifices 2 are coneshaped and have. their lower edges sharpened or knife-shaped, and areada ted for the reception of cigar tips or ends w ich after beingsevered are received within a holder hereinafter to be described. Therecesses 3 are of a shape corresponding to that of an ordinary match andare provided ,upon their outer ends with enlargements 4, 'whereby fingerrecesses are produced to. enable al person to remove a match from therecess.

The base 1 of my device is preferably cylindrical in shape and isprovided with a central opening 5 adapted for the reception of a pintle6. The pintle 6 is rovided at its upper end with an offset '7 ent uponitself or otherwise formed with a loop or openingS,

adapted for the reception of the upper end of the cigar. The pintle 6also supports a box 9, preferably constructed asa quadrant in regard tothe circumference of the base 1. This boX 9 has a series of matchreceptacles 10, having open bottoms and each lextending upwardly withinthe box and being of a width approximately equaling that of the slots 3.The base 1 is adapted to be revolved upon the pintle 6 and thus bringthe openings of the match receptacles into alinement with thedepressions 3 within the base, thus depositing a match in eachdepression as itis rotated under the receptacles 10.

The boX 9 is provided with a suitable serrated portion upon its top,adapted for igniting matches by frictional contact therewith, and uponits outer edge with a suitable door or closure 12, whereby access to theinterior of theboX may be obtained. Suitable securing devices may beprovided for retaining the door in closed position, and the door or theouter face of the boxing is provided with a suitable coin receivingopening 13. It will be notedthat the match compartments occupy acomparatively small space within the boX 9, and that suitable space isprovided for the reception of coinsV or an eXtra supply of matches.

lThe box` 9 is provided with a bottom 13' provided with openings for thereceptacles 10 and adapted to lie upon thev face of the base 1, and witha projecting portion 14, adapted to `lie beneath the under face of thebase 1. This projecting portion 14 is provided with an opening 15,having a knife edge corresponding with that of the openings 2 withinYthe base l. The projecting portion 14 of the boX is also provided witha downwardly eX- tending fiange 16, preferably cylindrical in shape andadapted for the reception of a cover or closure 17. With thisconstruction it will be noted that cigars being placed in the holder 7and the base 1 revolved upon the pintle 6 so that the cigar tip contactswith the openings/2 and 15, the end of the cigar is removed from thebody of the cigar and deposited within the cover 17 It will be stillfurther noted that upon each revolution of the base 1 upon the pintle 6the recesses 3 are brought directly beneath the match receptacles V10,and that a single matchis thus deposited in each of the receptaclesbrought in alinement with the receptacles.

The pintle 6 is provided upon its lower end ings and laterally disposedrecesses, and a .the base, a plurality of receptacles havingWithsuitable threads 18 adapted for the reception of a bolt or nut 19,whereby the base and boxing 9 are secured together, and the irictionalcontact between the base and boxing regulated.

From the above description it will be seen that I have provided asimple, cheap and efiicient device, whereby matches may be dispensed oneat a time, whereby cigars may be readily clipped, and the box containingthe match receptacle readily employed as a coin receiver or as areceptacle for an extra supply of matches.

Having thus fully described the invention what is claimed as neW is:

1. ln a device et the character described a base having cone shapedopenings having their lower edges sharpened, and laterally disposedrecesses, and a quadrant shaped box having a ring arranged in the planewith the openings in the base pivotally connected With the'base, saidboxY being provided with a plurality of receptacles having open bottomsand adapted to aline with the recesses of the base When the base isrevolved.

2. In a device of' the character described, a cylindrical base havingcone shaped openquadrant shaped. box centrally pivoted to open bottomsWithin the box, a ring shaped member upon the box disposed in a planewith the cone shaped openings of the base, and an extension for the boxprojecting beneath the base and having a sharpened portion adapted toaline With the cone shaped openings of the base when the base isrevelvedv upon its pivot.

3. ln a device of the character set forth, a cylindrical base providedWith a central oril iice, a series of cone shaped openings and aplurality of laterally disposed recesses, a quadrant shaped box providedwith a depending pintle adapted to engage the central orifice of thebase, said pintle projecting to the. top of the box and having its endbent in the shape oi a ring and adapted to aline with the cone shapedopenings of the base, a plurality of receptacles having open bottomsWithin the box, and a closure provided with a serrated portion for thebox.

4. ln a device of the character described, comprising a circular basemember, said base member being provided with a central aperture, spacedcone shaped openings and a plurality of laterally disposed recesses, aquadrant shaped box having a pintle member at its apex engaging thecentral aperture of the base, said pintle extending upwardly above the bx and having its upper end bent in the form oi a ring and disposeddirectly above the cone shaped openings of the base a plurality ofreceptacles Within the box having open bottoms and alining withthelaterally disposed recesses of the base, the box being provided withan extension projecting below the base, and an aperture in the saidextension adapted to be engaged by the pintle, said extension beingprovided with a cone shaped opening having sharpened edges and adaptedto aline with the edges oi' the base, the extension being also providedwith an angularly depending flange, and a cap or closure for the iiange.

ln testimony whereof l ah'ix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN L. NAlIr Vitnesses B. F. VYIHTNER, Jr., A. L. Bn'r'rs.

